The Hospital DoctorSummer 2005When the elderly couple moved into the nursing home in Tonasket,
one of their main concerns was who would take care of their
chickens. Gordon C. McLean ('67 Ag. Econ. '73 M.A. Speech),
administrator of the North Valley Hospital and Nursing Home,
...Categories: Alumni
Tags: Health care policy

The Best of All WorldsSpring 2005"Never judge a person by the way they are dressed," says Erianne
Pearson. "People are people. We treat them with respect."That philosophy has kept Pearson in business since 1983, when
The Best of All Worlds, her upscale gift and decorative accessor...Categories: Alumni, Business
Tags: Small business

Channel SwimmerSpring 2005 Pushing back the age barrier The young swimmers at the YMCA pool in Wilton, Connecticut, call
him "Grandpa."They even ask their seasoned coach, "Are you the oldest person
in the world?"No. But lean and fit George Brunstad is the oldest person ever...Categories: Alumni, Athletics
Tags: Swimming, Age

Maughan BrothersWinter 2004Following the death of her husband, H. Delight Maughan raised six
children-while teaching full-time. Despite the challenge, she clearly
did it right. All three of her scientist sons, Paul, David, and Lowell,
have been honored with alumni achievement awards.Categories: Education, Alumni
Tags: Alumni Achievement Award, Family

McDonald at home on the rangeFall 2004At 77, Esther Johnson McDonald is still active in the day-to-day
operation of the 9,000-acre Triangle Ranch in Philipsburg, Montana,
with her husband of 51 years, John W. "Pat" McDonald. The two met
at a bull sale in Missoula. Her mother operated ...Categories: Agriculture, Alumni
Tags: Cattle, Ranching

Review :: Is Self-Employment for You?Fall 2004Anyone can start a business, but only a few can sustain one. That's the premise of Paul. E. Casey's new book, Is Self-Employment for You? Casey Communications Inc., the company he founded in Seattle in 1988, is still going stron...Categories: Business
Tags: Employment, Entrepreneurs

Keating Johnson: A passion for musicFall 2004L. Keating Johnson's passion for music was sparked in the fifth
grade, after he saw the Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty. That
year he started tuba lessons. A few years later, at Denver's George
Washington High School, he talked Antonia Brico into gi...Categories: WSU faculty, Alumni
Tags: Music

WSU Mom of the Year listened to her heartFall 2004In the early 1980s, Susan Jackson of Lakewood wasn't interested
in marriage, but longed for a child. Although single-parent
international adoptions were rare in those days, within four years
she adopted two little girls from India. Jennifer gradua...Categories: Alumni
Tags: Adoption, Family

WSU honors five alumniFall 2004Washington State University created the Alumni Achievement Award
in 1969 to honor alumni who have rendered significant service and
contributions to their profession, community, and/or WSU. In recent
months, five individuals have been recognized.Wi...Categories: Awards and honors, Alumni
Tags: Alumni Achievement Award

Recycled shoes furnish Kid's CaveFall 2004FieldTurf now provides soft landings for more than 160
pre-school children playing in the "Kid's Cave" at Washington State
University. In April the 16- by-21-yard carpet was installed in the
alcove beneath the WSU Children's Center, formerly Roger...Categories: Recreation
Tags: Children, Recycling

Among old friends in LahoreSummer 2004WSU has long-standing ties to PakistanM. "Ghazi" Ghazanfar (front row center, red tie) is among
friends, many of them Washington State University or University of
Idaho alumni. (See caption below.) In December 2003 he was invited
to Pakistan to le...Categories: Alumni, Veterinary medicine
Tags: Pakistan

Harrison National Public Radio pioneerSummer 2004Whether plinking on the piano or pounding out scripts for public
radio on his manual typewriter, Burton D. "Burt" Harrison enjoyed
life to the fullest. During 27 years on the Washington State
University communications faculty, including 17 as mana...Categories: Media, Alumni
Tags: Radio

Cougar finds a home in faternity houseSpring 2004After roughly 45 years, S.J. "Bill" Monro's prized Cougar has a
new home. The longtime San Francisco restaurateur donated the
stuffed animal to the Washington State University chapter of Sigma
Nu Fraternity.His wife, Barbara, discovered the specim...Categories: Alumni
Tags: Fraternity, Cougar pride

Grandfather ExtraordinaireSpring 2004Jordi Kimes had been a teacher before becoming a stay home mom.
She dreamed of returning to Washington State University and earning
a doctorate in pharmacy. But she didn't want to put her daughters,
ages 7, 3, and 1, in daycare. So she called her ...Categories: WSU students
Tags: Family, Children

Crossing the lineSpring 2004Snoqualmie singer-songwriter Garr Lange released a new CD last
fall. Crossing the Line, recorded at Rainstorm Studios,
Bellevue, and released by Sentry Records, includes a 12-song mix of
the blues, country, and rock.Lange ('79 English) tested his ...Categories: Music, Alumni
Tags: Writers

Long-Hitting Kim Welch Puts WSU on the Golf MapSpring 2004Kim Welch has a surprising knack for hitting a golf ball long
and straight. The rest of her game isn't bad either. She finished
fifth in the 2003 NCAA Women's Golf Championship, two strokes back
of the winner in a field of 140 golfers. And she was...Categories: Athletics
Tags: WSU golf

WSU alumni president has a grasp on thingsSpring 2004After graduating from Washington State University in 1989, Lorie
Dankers headed for the other Washington--the one on the East
Coast-with no job in sight. Her first Saturday there she attended a
WSU alumni event. Mingling with other Cougars provide...Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association

Matt Potter puts positive spin on Cougar soccerWinter 2003Matt Potter is a disciple of the school of positive thinking.
His life's philosophy and his approach to coaching are interwoven.
Teaching and soccer are his passion. "In combining the two, we can
learn a lot about life," says the Mere, England, na...Categories: Athletics
Tags: Soccer

Philip Phibbs's legacyWinter 2003"No decisions are easy,
particularly when you are a university president and you are
changing an institution." —Philip PhibbsMore than a decade removed from the presidency of the University
of Puget Sound, Philip M. Phibbs remembers the job as t...Categories: Education, Alumni
Tags: Leadership, Universities

Washington's marine highwayWinter 2003Washington state ferries appear in a million tourists' photos. But they are also a vital link in the state's transportation system. Mike Thorne '62 aims to keep them that way--in spite of budgetary woes.Categories: Public affairs
Tags: Ferries

On callWinter 2003Student firefighters at Washington State University have a long tradition of protecting their campus.Categories: Campus life
Tags: Firefighters

Learning through collaborative researchFall 2003In the world of research things aren't always what they seem, or
are supposed to be. Psychology students at Washington State
University learned that last spring while working together,
interpreting data, and writing up results. At an undergraduate...Categories: Education
Tags: Research

Petland owner started from the ground upFall 2003What happens when Fluffy dies?David Bielski knows where the bodies are buried. "Samantha."
"Bubbles." "Fluffy." In fact, the owner-president of Petland
Cemetery, Inc. lives on the grounds of the adjoining Fern Hill
Cemetery, which has been in the ...Categories: Business, Alumni
Tags: Animal health

Keeping busy in the bus businessSpring 2003After nearly three decades as a successful high school teacher
and coach, Peg Motley launched Wheatland Express Charters &
Tours in 1988. The venture proved to be a whole new ballgame.The Pullman entrepreneur, mother of four, and grandmother of...Categories: Business, Alumni
Tags: Buses, Transit

Patient Doba pays his dues, realizes his dreamSpring 2003Washington State didn't need to conduct a national search for a
new head football coach when Mike Price resigned December 17. His
successor was already on campus. He was familiar with WSU, Pullman,
and the Pac-10.Bill Doba, defensive coordinator a...Categories: Athletics
Tags: Football

The Puyallup FairWinter 2002Every year in late summer, more than a million people gather in Puyallup to eat cotton candy, endure the latest thrill rides--and watch 4-H-ers show their stuff.Categories: Agriculture, Education
Tags: Fairs, 4-H

"Why do you believe this?"Fall 2002"I now think twice when I look in the mirror."Wes Leid remembers the advice Leo K.
Bustad, late dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, offered
him when he was hired at Washington State University 22 years ago.
“You may not think you teach e...Categories: Education
Tags: Ethics

Murrell to chart new basketball courseFall 2002Sherri Murrell may need a pair of steel-toed shoes.“I’m going to be kicking down doors of all the coaches in the
Northwest,” said Washington State’s new women’s basketball
coach.Even before she was introduced at WSU in late March, she had...Categories: Athletics
Tags: Basketball

"D" is for DobaFall 2002“I missed
those butterflies.” - Coach Bill DobaBill Doba doesn’t think the football turf is greener elsewhere.
He likes his coaching job at Washington State University and living
in Pullman, where “the only traffic congestion is on foo...Categories: Athletics
Tags: Football

Right on CUEFall 2002Today students are finding new ways to work collaboratively,
across academic disciplines and distance, and often in ways not
convenient before at WSU.The hub of this activity is the new $32 million Samuel H. Smith
Center for Undergraduate Educatio...Categories: Architecture and design, Campus life
Tags: Administration

Each on his own meritsFall 2002Identical triplets Donald, Jack, and Joseph Claros appear to be
mirror images—5 feet, 4 inches tall, 125 pounds, whitewall
haircuts, small wire rimmed glasses. They are soft-spoken, polite,
and typically respond to questions from their elders wi...Categories: Alumni, Military sciences
Tags: ROTC

Palmers want to give others hope for the futureFall 2002Sometime in the near future Perry Palmer and his wife, Marcie,
want to return to the Colville Indian Reservation. Young students
there lack good role models, as well as incentives, Perry says.
They need to be made aware of opportunities for advanc...Categories: Alumni
Tags: Native Americans

From farm to College Hill, the migration continuesFall 2002When Don Appel left the family farm at Endicott in the 1930s to
enroll at Washington State College, he didn’t know what he was
starting. Or where it would end.Unfortunately, failing eyesight ultimately forced him to
withdraw from school one seme...Categories: Alumni
Tags: WSU parents

The pull of rowingSummer 2002Because rowing is more timing and rhythm than just strength, top athletes sometimes become frustrated. They must learn to be patient and accountable to their teammates.Categories: Athletics
Tags: Rowing

Six join hall of fameSummer 2002When opportunity knocked, they answered. Their athletic prowess
overshadowed that of their peers. And their accomplishments have
stood the test of time.As a result, five men and one woman were inducted into the
Washington State University Athletic...Categories: Athletics
Tags: Hall of Fame

"Adapt, improvise, overcome"Summer 2002“They know the war on
terrorism won’t go away, even when we finish in
Afghanistan.”
- Lt. Col. James M.
ZubaA four-by-two-foot map of Asia is
tacked to a wall of Army Lt. Col. James M. Zuba’s office.
Forty-five blue dots designate locat...Categories: Military sciences
Tags: ROTC

Forcing students to think criticallySummer 2002“Dr. McNamara wants you to take everything you know and figure out the solution on your own.”
- Barbara ZawlockiRather than being “the expert” in the classroom, animal
scientist John McNamara wants to shift that role to his students.
Those...Categories: Education
Tags: Animal nutrition

Review :: BreedermanSpring 2002Author Murray Anderson ('50 Dairy Husbandry) weaves his experiences as a herdsman, milk tester, milking machine salesman, artificial inseminator, and fieldsman into a novel that describes the struggle for survival of small farmers in northwest Washin...Categories: Fiction
Tags: American West

Mooney banking on improved pitchingSpring 2002Good pitching is like money in the bank. It’s there when you
need it, and it can carry you over the rough spots.That’s the philosophy of Washington State University baseball
coach Tim Mooney.Last season, Mooney’s first at WSU, quality pitchin...Categories: Athletics
Tags: Baseball